Rail-support and rail.



W. BURCH.

BML SUPPORT AND RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2Z,1910. @@Qgl Patented May 14, 1912.

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RAIL SUPPORT AND RAIL.

` y APPLICATION IlLBD SEPT. 22, 1910. 1,026,341 Patented May 14, 1912.

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u l C22 GWW/names WILLIE BURcH, or' LOWELL, MICHIGANJ umso-Promi AND RAIL Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led September 22, 1910. Serial No. 583,285.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be, 1t known thatI I, VILLIE Buiten, c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Lowell,

in the county et' Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Rail-Supports and Rails, oi which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of the roadbed of railways and particularly to an improved rail support therefor designed to take the place of the ordinary tie, and to an limproved rail particularly designed with reference to the support and to means whereby the rail and support are con-v nected together.

The object of my invention is to provide a support for railway rails which will afford a thoroughly firm and rigid foundationvfnor the support ot' the rail, this support being made of thin metal and being-of such form as to secure a. maximum of strength at a minin'ulm ot' expense.

A further object is to provide a rail support of the character describethwithin which earth or other ballast may be tamped after 4the support is in place with the railthereon.

A 'hnthcrobject of the invention is to provide a support ot they character describethso connected to the rail that, while the rail is held inthoroughly rigid engagement with the support, the rail may be easily removed in case it is desired to repair or replace the rail.

Another object ot' the invention is to provide a rail to be used in connection with the support above referred to, said rail being madein sections so that the tread section ot' the" rail may be removed when necessary in order lo replace it and the base section of the rail will remain in engagement with the rail support or base. s

My invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a section of railway track showing my improved Supports in place beneath the parallel rails. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 .ot' Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of the dish-shaped supporting members removed.

Fig. 4 is a perspectiva-view of a 'portion ot the transverse cross bar. F ig. 5 is aperspcctive view ot' the two cover plates'used to cover the tamping openings.v Fig. 6 is a transverse'view*of the rail disassembled. and

Fig. 7 is an'enlarged sectional view on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the viewsof the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 6, 2 desig-A nates the treadv section of my improved rall, and 3 the base section thereof. The tread section 2 has no base flange such as usually found in railway rails and the base section is provided with upwardly extending spaced parallel fianges4 'which de ne a socket"5 within which the web of the rail 2 fits and is supported. The flanges 4 extend up sufficiently upon the web of the rail 2 so that the tread section of the rail is thoroughly well supported. The tread section of the rail is held in place upon the base section by means of the set screws 6 or in any suitable manner. 45,designates a wooden filling.

.For supporting the rails of the construction abovedescrlbed I provide, as shown in Fig. 1, pairs of concave-convexl supporting members which an placed atintervals along the length of each rail, these supporting members being connected to each other by transverse tic rods or bars, as will be more fully described. In detail each of said snpporting members consists of aI concavo-convex casing 7 which is downwardly dished, the upper face of the supportingmember being relatively flat at its middle portion so as to permit the rail to rest thereon. The

sides of the casing 7 extendJ outwardly and downwardly as above described and are then outwardly fianged as at 8, these flangesbe ing notched as at9,the notches being placed at a distance of 90 degrees from-each other. The central portion of the casing has four segmental openings l0 which are spaced from each other so as to leave the cross webs 11, 11, These openings 10 are 'for the pur- Patented May 14, 1912.'

pose of` tamping. earth, cinders, broken stone, or other ballast into the` interior of the dish-sha ed casing 7l so as. to provide a relatively solid llin .for the casing 7. This illing might be mac e ot' conereteif'desired. (llonnecting opposite supporting members 7 or casings is' the transversely extending cross bar l'2,-\this cross bar being T-shaped in cross section, as'shewndn Fig. Il. For the purpose of accommodating thev downwardly extending middle web 13 of the cross bar andthe @regelbar agua-the web 11a is aepressed.along -.itsfmddle asat 14a, this 'depressed portion being slotted as at '14a The body ofthe cross bar fits within A,this depressed portion 14, and the web '13u fits within the slot-so that the face of the cross bar -is level Withvthe face of the support 7. Thecrossbar yprojects at each end beyond Y the'router portion of the rail support, as

shown in Fig. 2. The cross. bar 12'isv con- `ne'cted to the iange 8 at opposite points by means 'of the upwardly and outwardly inclinedbolts 15. These boltsl pass through the cross bar and the heads of the bolts are received beneathf the flange- 8, the Shanks of the `bolts passingv through the notches '9.

- The-bolts are surrounded-by the sleeves 16 which act Vas spacing sleevesfbetween the cross bar and :the -ange 8.*and also act to separate v the crossbar from the ange 8, this lan e beingof course solidly v`supported f agamstthe ground or ballast of the lroadbed.

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In order Ato hold the rail base 3 upon the supporting 4casing 7 the cross b ar is provided with the' oltopenings- 17, at pair for each railbase. v-'- I The tamping holes-or openingsflO should of course be covered so as to prevent any water from entering at these-openings and soaking into the `cart-h l orA ballast .which llsthe yinterior of the supporting casing 7. Forthis purpose I have provided the covering plates 18, shown invFig. 5, which in the form ofmy'inventioneillustrated are each adapted-to extend across two ofthe open+ lings 1'0 and also across the upper face of the cross bar 12'. These plates are semicircular in lplanA Land the middle of` each' plate is channeled #as at 1,9, this t channel fitting over 'andaccommda'ting the cross bar 12 and the plate fitting upon the upper nel, portion19 is formed with a bolt hole 20 at 4itsextremity through which `a cover bolt 21 passes, which extends down-through the cross bar-l2. e f f The straight edge of the cover plate is cut away atits middle as at 22 so that the edge of the plate on each side of the channel portionr 19 may be slipped beneath the rail base 3 and thus the rail assists in holding the covers. in place. 'I he covers, however, may be easlly removed 1n order to permlt the -rall supporting casing 7 to be refilled with earth e 'and retamped, it being only necessary to remove the-bolt 21 whereupon the, cover'maybe easily withdrawn from its engagement beneath: the rail `base 3. 'If'desired bolts '24' may pass through the llange ofthe rail Vand A extendinto the notches 9 immediately beneath.

It will be seen that I have rov-ided'a rail support which has. many a vantages over the ordinaryftie, or overa support which extends transversely "beneath bothof t-he rails of the track. It willvb'e seen that I have provided a support which is very light and which, because of its peculiar shape, is very strong and that this support is so constructed that it may be lled interiorly with earth, concrete, er rock ballast andso held firmlyin place, while at the same time protecting the interior filling from moisture and from being washed away. Furthermore the inclined sides ofthe support afford a vmeans whereby theiballastof the road may be filled in over and around the supporting base 7, thus holding the base in rigid rela- `,tion tothe track and preventing any shift-- ing thereof. As each rail is provided with its own supportingmembers or bases, it is obvious that the'rail may he shifted or its elevation changed without having to dis-l turb the position of the parallel rail. This permits the track to be more easily repaired and keptI in good order than is possible where a tie or other supporting member eX-A tends entirely beneath both rails.

vThe peculiar form of my rails permits' the treads thereofrto be easily removed when the rails are worn and new treads Substituted without the necessity ot removing the spike or other means for holding therails in place and without requiring any realinement of the rail, as is necessary with the present construction. My invention is simple, may be easily 1and "Wall, the top 'of said 'casing being relatively lat and formed with filling ope'nin s, through' which a filling material may" e.

tarnpedv into the interior of the casing,`and l covers for said filling openings.

3. A support forrailway rails, compris ing a hollow circular casing having an out wardly andA downwardly dared annular wall, the top of saidcasing being fiat for the support fof a rail and'provided with a series of segmental filling ppenings, and

covering plates for said openings detachably engaged with thetop'of the casing. n

4f. The combination with parallel railway rails, of supports therefor, each compris ing av hollow annular casing disposed be-- neath each rail and having a relatively flat top, an outwardly ,and downwardly flared annular walltaa cross bar extending transversely beneath both of said rails and resting upon the said casings to which the rails are bolted, and means connecting the cross bar with the annular casings.

5. The combination with the parallel rails of a railway track, of a plurality of pairs ot' supports located beneath the rails, each support: comprising a hollow annular easporting casings,

ing having a relatively flat top, an outwardly and downwardly annularly flared wall, the lower margin of the annular wall being outwardly flanged, a cross bar extending transversely beneath the rails and bolted to the said rails, and fastening devices extending downward from the cross bar and connecting the cross bar to the flanged margins of the supports.

6. The combination with the parallel rails ot' a railway track, of a plurality of pairs of supports therefor located beneath said rails and supporting the same, said supports each comprising a hollow annular easing having a relatively flat top and an outwardly and downwardly iared annular wall, the flat top of the casing being transversely slotted, a cross bar extending transversely beneath the rail and connecting each pair of supports, said cross bar being T-shaped in cross section, the downwardly extending web of the cross bar being disposed 'within the slots 'of the supporting casings, bolts connecting the rails to said cross bar and fastening devices connecting the cross bar to the said supporting casings.

7 The combination with the parallel rails of a railwaytrack, ot a plurality ofl pairs of supports therefor, each support comprising a hollow annular casing disposed beneath one of the rails, each easing having a relatively flat top `and a downwardly and outwardly flared annular wall, the top of the casing being transversely slotted and provided with-segmental tamping openings located on each side of the slot, a copnecting cross bar T-shaped in cross section extending beneath each pair of supporting casings, the depending web of the cross bar being disposed within said transversely extending slots of the casings, the rails being bolted to said., cross bar, fastening devices connecting the cross bar to the said supandcovering plates extending over said cross bar and covering the tainping openings, said covering plates having flanges extending beneath theadjacent rail and beingbolled to the top of the said supporting easing S. The con'ibination with parallel railway rails, ot' supports theretrn', each comprising a hollow casing disposed beneath a rail and open at the bottoni, the side of said casing being outwardly and downwardly flared, a cross -bar extending transversely beneath both of said rails and resting upon the casings, to which cross bar the rails are attached, and means disposed upon the top of said easings extending over the `cross bar and holding it to each casing 9. 'lheeornbination withparallel railway rails, of supports therefor, each comprising a hollow, ouen bottom casing disposed beneath a rail, each casing having an outwardly and downwardlyflared outer wallJ the top of each casing being slotted, and 'a cross bar extending transversely beneath both of said rails and resting upon said casings, said cross bar being T-shaped in cross section and the web thereof extending into said slots in the tops of the casings.

10. The combination with parallel railway rails, 'of supports therefor, each comprising a hollow annular casing disposed beneath a rail and having a relatively flat top and an outwardly and downwardly flared annular wall, the-flat top of each casing being slotted and depressedon each side of the slot, a T-shaped cross bar extending beneath both of said rails and resting in the depressed portion of each casing, the web of the cross bar extending into the slot in each casing, and fastening devices connecting the cross bar with the casings.

1 1. The combination with parallel railway rails, of supports therefor, each comprism a hollow casing, disposed beneath said casing being outwardly and downwardly flared, a tie-bar extending transversely beneath both of saidV rails and resting u on the casings, means for attaching the 'ails to the tie-bar, and means for holding the tie-bar in place upon the casngs.

12. The combination with parallel railway rails, ot' supports therefoigeach support consistinrr of a hollow casing disposed beneath a raill and open at the bottom, the sides of said casing` bein outwardly and downwardly flared, a tie-bar extending transversely beneath both of said rails, and resting upon the casing, to which tic-bar the rails are attached, and means for clamping the tie-bar to the casings.

13. The combination with parallel railw'ay rails, of supports therefor, each coinprising a hollow open bottomed casing disposed beneath a rail, each casin r having outwardly and downwnrdl)r fiarec outer walls, the top of said casing being open and formed with a diametrically extending web extending parallel to the rail sup orted on the casing, and a tie-bar exten ing transversely beneath both of said rails and across the open upper ends ot' the casings at right angles to the web, and vmeans for clamping said tie-bar to the casings and the rails to said tie-bar.

14. The combination with parallel raitway rails, of supports therefor, each comprising a hollowopen bottomed casing dis- 10 `the 1tie-bal" to the casin s.

gosed beneath a rail, each casing having tending side wa11,`said casing being open at I oWnWardly and outwardly flared wa1ls,the its top, a transyersely extending miil suptop of each .casing being s1otted,`and a teporting tie-bai" resting on the upper end yof -15 l bai' T-shaped in cross section extendin i the casing, means for detachably connecting transversely beneath both of said .rails an the tie-bar with the casing, and means for restin upon said easngs,l theweb thereof clamping a rail tolsaid tie-bar. exten ing into slotsl in the tops ofthecas- In testimonylilwhee'of, T aIix my signang's,f means for clamzing the rails u on the ture in Ipresence of two Witnesses. tie-bar, and ymeans or detachably olding WILLIE BURCH. [1.. e]

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